A Life Connected

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A Life Connected.

People everywhere are making choices more connected with their values. We are simplifying our lives, buying less and living more because we know that the Earth provides enough to satisfy everyone’s need, but not everyone’s greed. We recycle because we know the Earth’s resources are limited and that we must share those resources with those yet to come. We buy fair labor and fair trade goods in order to... well, be fair. We buy organic to keep chemicals off the land and out of our water, to protect wildlife, to keep farm workers and their children safe and to keep our bodies healthy. We conserve water save energy, and plug into the power of Mother Nature. We are realizing that when we make connected choices, we not only build better lives for ourselves ‐‐ we build a better world for everyone. But there is one connected choice that sometimes gets overlooked. It’s one of the most far‐reaching personal, practical and ethical choices you can make. With this choice we can help... ... feed ourselves and every hungry person on the planet. ... end deforestation – replenish the deep woods of the North and save our disappearing rainforests. ... revitalize our rural landscapes and save family farms. ... stop the number one polluter of water and the number one waster of water. ... return our oceans to thriving underwater worlds teeming with life and wonder. ... make cancer and heart disease a rarity instead of a common occurrence. ... and return wild lands to their rightful owners. This powerful choice can be done by everyone every day... by you... right now... with this.

Vegan. For the People. For the Planet. For the Animals.

For the People.

We are all connected. The choices we make affect not only our lives, but the lives of other people. If we use more than our share, we’re taking from other people and from those yet to come. In this day and age, in a world of plenty, it is difficult to understand how, all over the world, nearly a BILLION people are going hungry. And 40,000 will starve to death... every single day . This doesn’t happen because there isn’t enough for everyone. This happens because while people are starving, we are wasting enormous amounts of grain to feed cows, pigs, chickens and other animals so that we may satisfy our desire for meat, milk and eggs. The Earth can provide only so much food. While the human population is growing and growing, the tiny amount of land on which we can grow food is not. Because raising animals for food takes so much land, water and other resources, the Earth would be able to sustain only about 2 Billion people on a meat and dairy based diet. With a world population of nearly 7 Billion people, it’s easy to see that we need to find a better way. Vegan choices support a world where ALL may be fed. Vegan choices require only a fraction of the land and far fewer resources than what is needed to produce animal products. The equation is simple: the fewer animal products we consume, the more people we can feed. If we ignore this simple fact, more and more people will be going hungry as the world population continues to grow. Vegan choices also promote your own health and the health of others. The number one killers in the United States (heart disease and cancer) are conclusively linked to consuming animal products.